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To measure the levels of fatigue in the general population, and to examine how disease and sociodemographic factors influence fatigue.

Cross sectional questionnaire study in the Danish general population.

A random, age stratified sample of 1608 people aged 20–77 with an equal gender distribution (response rate 67%).

Five fatigue scales from the questionnaire Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory: General Fatigue, Physical Fatigue, Reduced Activity, Reduced Motivation and Mental Fatigue.

Fatigue scores were skewed towards absence of fatigue. The General Fatigue and Physical Fatigue scales showed the highest fatigue levels while the Reduced Motivation scale showed lowest levels. Gender differences in fatigue scores were small, but the variability among women was higher—that is, more women had high scores. A multiple linear …